Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have a chance to become only the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were named Tuesday on the shortlist for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade. Judges of the award whittled down the 13 semifinalists announced in July to six on...
safety
Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls, court docs show.
schools
A Spring ISD student is dead following a shooting that occurred near Westfield High School on Tuesday afternoon, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
parks
The $150 million project will create 300 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs in the coming years, according to developers.
News
Thousands of people are without power near Magnolia in Montgomery County Tuesday evening. CenterPoint Energy’s outage map shows approximately 15,000 people remain without power as of 9:30 p.m. Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough says CenterPoint Energy has identified the source o...
News
Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title. The Rays (96-61) secured home-field advantage throughout ...
safety
A suspect has been charged after Chambers County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of multiple storage units being burglarized.
News
Houston’s 419 Emancipation Center has helped 124 people move into permanent housing during its first roughly three and a half months of operation, but new data from the City of Houston also shows 147 people have exited without a documented permanent housing placement. The facilit...
government
Pasadena ISD has scrapped a health insurance proposal that could have created a major financial setback for employees, but the district’s workforce is making clear the fight is not over. The proposal, which would have switched employees to TRS ActiveCare beginning in January, was...
parks
The former Greenspoint Mall site in North Houston will be redeveloped into a large industrial park under a $150 million project announced by Lincoln and New York Life Investment Management....
government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, posting a video on social media ahead of his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly....
News
"I was in fear," Christopher said. "I was wondering, am I going to get shot, or is this dog going to take a piece of me? Are they going to beat me up? I didn't know what to think."...
News
One person is dead, and a suspect is in custody following a stabbing at a Houston METRO bus stop in Trinity/Houston Gardens on Tuesday afternoon.
